Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Portland, Charlotte, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Orlando, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Portland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH holds steady at a 9.9 share. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM rises 8.9 to 9.5. iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW is third 8.3 to 8.4. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL rises 7.9 to 8.2. A sharp drop-off follows to a fifth place tie for iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Brew” KFBW (steady at 4.3) and Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON (3.4 – 3.7 – 4.3).
Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH trends down 4.7 – 4.3 – 4.0. Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL rises 2.8 to 3.5, while Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ dips 3.3 to 2.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ is down 3.1 to 2.3.
Charlotte
Beasley Media AC “K104.7” WKQC holds onto its lead up 6.8 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT narrowly misses them jumping up 5.6 – 5.9 – 7.2. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV rises 5.2 to 6.1. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF (4.8 – 5.2 – 5.8) and iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND (5.6 to 5.8) tie for fourth.
Trending up in Charlotte are Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK (2.7 – 3.2 – 3.8) and Gospel “Praise 100.9” WPZS (1.8 to 2.6). iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO trends down 6.7 – 5.8 – 5.3, while Beasley’s duo of Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG (5.1 to 4.1) and CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS (3.9 – 3.4 – 2.9) decline.
San Antonio
Cox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM slips 8.1 to 7.6 (stream adding 1.3). iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT rises 6.9 to 7.2. Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX dips 5.9 to 5.6. Cox Hot AC “Magic 105.3” KSMG rises 3.7 – 4.5 – 5.3. iHeartMedia Country “KJ97” KAJA slides 5.7 to 5.1.
With Alpha Media CHR “Energy 94.1” KTFM flipping to a simulcast of “Sports Star” 1250 KZDC, the station drops 1.6 to 0.6, with KZDC adding an additional 0.2.
The move helps Univision Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT to jump up 2.1 to 3.6, while iHeartMedia CHR “Now 96.1” KXXM falls 5.0 to 3.1.
Salt Lake City
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM rebounds 9.6 to 10.2 to continue to dominate the Salt Lake market. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM moves up to second 6.1 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ is third 6.3 to 6.6. Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI dips 6.5 to 6.3. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN holds at a 5.8 share.
Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD trends up 2.6 – 3.7 – 5.1 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its highest share since July 2017. Cumulus CHR “Power 94.9/101.9” KENZ/KHTB rises 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.7. iHeartMedia’s 97.1 KZHT holds steady at a 2.8.
Cumulus Country “K-Bull 93” KUBL trends down 4.1 – 3.5 – 3.0. Capitol Broadcasting Classic Alternative “103.1 The Wave” KLO-FM is up 1.0 – 2.3 – 2.4. Broadway Media Hip Hop “U92” KUUU slips 1.1 – 1.0 – 0.8.
Sacramento
Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG retains its lead 9.1 to 9.0. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX trends up 6.6 – 7.0 – 7.6. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM holds at a 7.5. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI rises 6.5 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB dips 5.5 to 5.4.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 650 KSTE jumps up 2.7 to 4.0. iHeart’s Rhythmic AC “V101” KHYL trends down 4.6 – 4.2 – 3.3 and their Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV drops 4.3 to 3.3. Public News/Talk 90.1 KXJZ trends down 4.4 – 3.6 – 3.3.
With its permanent 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9” format debuting halfway through the monthly, iHeartMedia’s 107.9 KZIS (formerly KSTE-FM) debuts with a 0.6 share.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE trends up 5.6 – 6.7 – 7.1. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB rises 5.0 – 6.6 – 7.0. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ trends down 7.2 – 6.7 – 6.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Zona MX 103.5” KISF jumps up 4.5 to 6.2 for its highest share since Winter 2009. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID trends up 3.5 – 4.7 – 5.1.
In its final monthly before swapping frequencies, Beasley Country “102.7 Coyote Country” KCYE jumps up 2.9 to 4.0. iHeartMedia’s competing “95.5 The Bull” KWNR trends up 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.9.
The other half of the frequency swap, Hot AC “Star 107.9” KVGS rises 3.0 to 3.5. Beasley Adult R&B “Jammin 105.7” KOAS falls 4.3 to 3.6. Audacy CHR 98.5 KLUC trends down 4.2 – 3.6 – 3.1.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE retakes the Pittsburgh lead 9.3 to 10.1 to surpass sister Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW which dips 9.7 to 9.5. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK is off 8.5 to 7.9. iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Kiss” WKST-FM rises to fourth up 4.5 to 5.4. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM drops 7.1 – 6.8 – 5.3.
Audacy News/Talk 1020/100.1 KDKA is off 3.2 to 3.0 for what Huff notes is the lowest share in the history of the station.
Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY trends up 4.2 – 4.4 – 4.9, while Steel City Media Hot AC “Q92.9” WLTJ is up 2.3 – 3.3 – 3.7. iHeartMedia Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX slips 6.0 to 4.9. Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH trends down 5.7 – 5.2 – 4.7. Audacy Hot AC “100.7 Star” WBZZ is down 4.7 to 4.0.
Orlando
A tight four-way battle for the lead in Orlando as iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF (9.5 to 7.9) and CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL (7.8 to 7.9) tie for the top spot. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB rises to third 7.4 to 7.8. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO dips 7.9 to 7.6. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL places fifth with a 5.6 to 6.6 gain.
Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA falls 4.8 to 3.3. JVC Media’s competing “103.1 The Wolf” WOTW surges up 0.9 to 2.4 amidst the possibility of an upcoming format change.
SBS’ Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO rises 0.8 to 1.7 in its first full monthly. iHeartMedia’s “Rumba 100” WRUM rises 5.6 to 6.2, but Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX declines 5.1 to 4.3.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “104.5 The Beat” WTKS-HD2 rises 4.4 to 4.9. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX slides 5.1 – 4.8 – 4.2.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW remains in the lead down 13.4 – 12.1 – 11.4. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is off 11.1 to 10.2. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM rises 5.0 – 5.7 – 7.2. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE rises 4.9 – 5.6 – 5.9, while sister CHR “Q102” WKRQ slides down 7.0 – 6.2 – 5.6.
In its final monthly ahead of this week’s flip, Grant County Broadcasters “Classic Country 105.9” WNKN rises up 1.5 – 1.7 – 1.9. Cumulus Media’s “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF rises 1.8 to 2.5. Cumulus’ “96 Rock” WFTK falls 3.4 to 2.8.
Kansas City
Cumulus Media Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (9.0 – 8.0 – 7.7) and Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (8.2 – 7.5 – 7.2) continue their usual 1-2 punch atop Kansas City. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV surges up 3.2 – 4.4 – 5.5 – 6.6 for what Huff notes is its highest share since August 2015. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM places fourth up 4.0 – 4.3 – 5.2, while sister Rock “98.9 The Rock” KQRC is up 4.3 to 4.8.
Audacy Alternative “Alt 96.5” KRBZ jumps up 2.8 to 4.3 for what Huff notes is its highest share since September 2017. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW rises 2.6 to 3.8. Cumulus CHR “95.7 The Vibe” KCHZ trends up 2.4 – 2.8 – 3.2.
Trending down are Audacy Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT (5.2 – 4.7 – 4.5) and News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM (6.3 – 5.6 – 4.1), Cumulus Hip Hop/R&B “107.3 KC” KMJK (4.4 – 3.8 – 3.5). Audacy’s “610 Sports” KCSP slides 4.5 to 3.2.
Cleveland
Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK rises 9.3 to 10.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI is up 7.7 – 8.4 – 8.9. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX rises 8.0 to 8.5. Three stations tie for fourth with iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM jumping 5.3 to 6.7, Country 99.5 WGAR up 6.2 to 6.7, and Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK down 7.6 to 6.7.
Radio One Hip Hop “Z107.9” WENZ trends up 3.5 – 3.7 – 5.9. Moving downward are iHeartMedia Rock 100.7 WMMS (7.3 – 5.9), Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL (5.1 to 3.9), and Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK-FM (5.3 to 3.6).
Columbus
iHeartMedia News/Talk 610 WTVN remains in the Columbus lead down 10.0 to 9.1. iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI follows up 7.4 to 7.8. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ moves up to third 6.5 to 6.7. Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM dips 7.0 to 6.6. Saga AC “Sunny 94.7” WSNY-FM rises 5.6 to 5.9.
NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ trends up 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.8. Saga Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WVMX is up 1.5 – 1.6 – 2.9. Radio One Hip Hop “Power 107.5/106.3” WCKX/WBMO rises 1.7 – 2.4 – 2.8.
